Medieval Siege and Siegecraft by Geoffrey Hindley

When you read the longer history tomes, be they about a specific period or maybe a larger overview, the minutae of what goes into siege warefare is usually glossed over with broad strokes. This book is for all of you armchair historians and fantasy gamers out there who want details. This book talks about everything from the weapons and baggage train to the roles of women and the digging of underground tunnels. The more you know about the general history and politics of a given era, the more you’ll appreciate the details, but ultimately it’s really not necessary as those broad strokes are provided as a reverse of most other history books. It’s a small book, but it packs in a lot.